Church Tiles of the Nineteenth Century

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This book describes how nineteenth-century decorative encaustic tiles derived from medieval church tiles, how they were made, the designers and manufacturers.

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Kenneth Beaulah, who died in 1994, had a long-life interest in decorative tiles, particularly medieval tiles and Victorian encaustic tiles. He was a Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries and a founder member of the Tiles and Architectural Ceramics Society. Hans van Lemmen is an established author on the history of tiles and has lectures on the subject in Britain.